Advertising your backyard stallion..

[Kim <4kimberly@thegrid.net>]

This really disturbed me.. Please , does anyone feel the
way I do about this kind of breeding. It bothers me that these people are
advertising there horse as a stud when he is not stallion quality, then 
at the same time saying that $50 of th e   booking fee goes to
rescue horses in need! Shouldn't they look at what they are doing that
could be adding to our problem!!
   . Shouldn't we be trying to help the horses
that need our help instead of adding to the problem.
   They are nice looking horses, but NOT at
all stud quality. There confirmations is far from appealing and their lineage
is not very spectacular either. Just because he is a sweet horse does not
mean you should go and breed him. He would make a very suitable gelding,
why they are breeding him is beyond me.
   I do give them a pat on the back for their
effort in rescuing horses. But maybe they don't see what others do about
thier situation...
   We should be saving horses, not breeding
crap to add to the problem.
  I am sorry if this seems harsh but you got me
on a very sour subject here.
   On  the  page they are selling
their mares with FREE breeding to the Stallion. Not thinking that maybe
a standerdbred mare should not be breed in the condition she looked in
that photo. Or that standerdbreds and paints are two completely different
breeding type. it is very unfortanitite that we have people like them breeding
as they are, and still at the same time claiming they are rescuing horses.
    The person say that the $50 dollar
booking fee goes to the rescue horses HAHA
that sets my nerves on end. We should ONLY be breeding
top quality mares to top quality studs. And that's it. Do you see 
how many horses go to the slaughter every year. How many that do not get 
rescued. Why, because people breed the wrong thing and they RUIN what was
a wonderful breed.
  They breed because they think their stallion is
cute, or that they want foals, or well hey why geld him when we can make
money by breeding him. Not taking into notice that to have a stud quality
horse there is so much more than that.
   We look for outstanding Pedigree, incredible
disposition, floating and free movement, stunning beauty, flawless conformation,
history, Showing record, foaling crop to suitable mares, and so much more.And
most of all  that your mare would fit well with the stud. And people
spend the time to advertise their stud the right way, and take quality
photos when there horse looks the best and not a pasture picture of a stained
dirty shaggy little shetland pony looking Pinto.
 
    I think this add just hit me on a
sour subject *LOL
  Please tell me I am not alone in this..
Kim

Link below to thier page
http://www.homestead.com/belloaksstable/staion.html